Television's shifting charm dulls once indestructible shows
A veteran observer notes how radio and TV hits fade as new programs replace them. He recalls Amos and Andy, Milton Berle, Ed Sullivan, Garry Moore, Wyatt Earp, Richard Boone, and Danny Thomas, noting big salaries, shifting fortunes, and the constant churn of prime time. He favors Van Dyke and Kaye, but accepts change as the spice of life.
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Amos ‘N Andy
Milton Berie
Berle
Ed Sullivan
Garry Moore
Sullivan
Garry
CBS
Times
Richard Boone
Danny ‘Thomas
Dick van Dyke
Danny Kaye
van Dyke
Kaye
Boston Extends Surrealist Show
Boston Museum of Fine Arts extends the Surrealist and Fantastic Art exhibition to April 15 after drawing large crowds since February 14. About 29,000 visitors visited in the first month. the show, arranged with the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim, features sculpture, mobiles, and paintings by Miro Dali Calder Ernst and Klee.
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Modern Art
Guggenheim Museum
Miro
Dali
Calder
Ernst and Klee
Art Review Two at the Berkshire Museum
James McGarrell, University of Indiana associate professor, residency in March in the Berkshires, 15 lithographs on display with one in color. Carl Broemel from Connecticut presents watercolors and oils, with certain pieces praised for tonality and composition though oils show weaknesses.
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James McGarrell
University of Indiana
Berkshires
Berkshire Museum
Ford Foundation
Carl Broemel
Connecticut
Broemel
Catman
John Singer Sargent
Purcell Work Added To Berkshire Community Concert
Berkshire Community Symphony adds Purcell The Virtuous Wife to the program for the final Williams College concert in Chapin Hall. The concert features Mozart Concerto No 5 Arne Overture Masque of Comus and Haydn Symphony No 98 with Theo Olof as guest violinist and Dr Edgar Curtis guest conductor in Irwin Shainman’s sabbatical absence.
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Williamstown
Purcell
Berkshire Community Symphony Orchestra
Chapin Hall
Williams College
T. Arne
Comus
Haydn
Theo Olof
Residenz Orchestra
the Hague
Edgar Curtis
Union College
Irwin Shainman
Europe
Williams
Seven Days in May at Movie Timetable Capitel
The timetable lists showings for Seven Days in May at Capitel with 1 00, 3 35, 6 10, 8 45. The Prize at Palace with 1 00, 4 40, 8 25. Murder She Said at Palace 3 15, 8 55. The Swingin Maiden at Union Square 1 10, 4 15, 7 30. Dr Strangelove at Union Square 2 35, 5 50, 9 00. County timetable on Page 28.
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Capitel
Union Square
Dr. Strangelove
Drury Publishes Biography of St Pauls Headmaster
Roger W. Drury of Barnum Street writes Drury and St. Pauls The Scars of a Schoolmaster a biography of Rev Samuel Smith Drury headmaster at St. Pauls Episcopal School Concord NH from 1911 to 1938 The book analyzes his life and conflicts while Drury conducted extensive research and gathered sermons and alumni recollections.
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Sheffield
Roger W. Drury
Barnum Street
Drury
St. Paul's
Little, Brown & Co
Boston
Samuel Smith Drury
Concord
N.H
August Heckscher
St. Paul’s
Horace Scholasticae
Jore W Says
Philadelphia State Hospital
Christ Church, Episcopal
Drurys
Chinese Minister to Close April 4 at Royale
New York theater report says The Chinese Prime Minister starring Margaret Leighton Alan Webb and John Williams will end after its 108th performance on April 4 at the Royale due to weak box office. Producer Roger Stevens cited insufficient audience response.
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New York
Margaret Leighton
Alan Webb
John Williams
the Royale
Roger L. Stevens
Enid Bagnold
Stolen Teeth and a Diamond Coup in Bridge
In a bridge problem East blindsides declarer by concealing the ace of diamonds to thwart his plan. East wins with diamonds, then a sequence reveals West’s ace, while East preserves the lead. The lesson: when partner opens one diamond and the next hand passes, bid one heart to emphasize major suitability.
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Declarer
West
East
South
Fast
Ice Capades at Troy dazzles with world champions
Review of Ice Capades at RPI Field House Troy praises Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul as star skaters. Auditions announced for Friday at 4 and 11 15 p m. at the Field House. The show runs through Saturday with a varied program including Babes in Toyland Show Boat Fantasia Mexicana and West Pointettes on Parade. Child tickets available Thursday and Saturday matinee.
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Freddy Trankler
RPI
Troy
Eric Waite
Brownie Ice
Ike
Mexican National Institute of Fine Arts
Precision Team
West Point
Ettes
U.S. Military Academy
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